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The Good News - Digital Education

Digital literacy and public education are prerequisites for the future of the American economy. We live in a digital age. Yet there is a digital divide in particular in underserved communities across the nation. The GOOD News is the Department of Education has announced its new National Educational Technology Plan which aims to close the digital divide. The plan is to ensure equitable access to digital education in the nation’s public schools.

Dr. Chavis is African American civil rights leader and icon, United Church of Christ (UCC) ordained minister, author, journalist, organic chemist, environmentalist, global entrepreneur, and currently President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) based in Washington, DC since 2014.